Rehabilitation and Therapy Commons^™

Mindfulness At Work Virtual Mindfulness Program For Occupational Therapy Practitioners Experiencing Burnout: A Pilot Study, Sue Persia, Amy Carroll, Otd, Otr/L

Department of Occupational Therapy Posters and Presentations

Background

Job burnout is high among occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs)^1,2. Burnout impacts practitioner well-being and patient outcomes³. Mindfulness is an evidencebased approach to decreasing burnout, but the time burden for traditional mindfulness programs is high for professionals experiencing burnout⁴. Mindfulness at Work is a brief, virtual program during which OTPs embed learned mindfulness strategies during their workday.

Third-Wave Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, And Behavioral Activation, Sonny Misa, Mary Muhlenhaupt, Otd, Otr/L, Faota

Department of Occupational Therapy Posters and Presentations

Learning Objectives

• Restate Active Participation, Just-right Challenge, Motivating and Rewarding, and Therapist as Coach in their own words
• Differentiate between Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Third-wave Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Illustrate the difference between meditation and mindfulness
• Discuss the implication of extended Behavioral Activation for occupational therapy practice